Friday, October 5th 2012

William 'Bill' Rehpic. Changed the school mascot to The Pyramids. Eerily eyes me when he can. 

I drop my pencil, wondering how I didn't figure this out sooner.

"Our principal is Bill Cipher!" I scream. Then I wince since I forgot that it's 4 in the morning.

'But what about Aiden?! Did Bill just put him there to easily keep tabs on us? Maybe he paid the kid to say what he said...'

"Ngh...Mac..cie?" Mabel yawns, blearily rubbing her sleepy eyes as I slowly turn away from facing her in my computer chair.

"Nothing! Shh!" I put a finger to my lips, "Go back to sleep!" I scribble on the paper I was jotting my thoughts down on. 

'I can't raise any alarms! Maybe I'm just really tired and not thinking straight! Y-yeah, that's gotta be it! Bill can't actually be back! C-can he?'

My stomach starts to flip as I suddenly don't feel so hot. Actually, I'm sweating. So, throwing my pencil across the room in frustration, ignoring Mabel's gasp, I quickly get out of my suffocating room and move into the bathroom, sitting on its cold, tiled floor.

Since the whole house is silent, my ears pick up movement from down the hall. I assume it's my sister getting up and going to see where I went. Sighing, my thoughts run wildly. They don't seem to wanna die down anytime soon, so I'm stuck on the floor for the time being until my panic attack can lessen.

Surprisingly enough, especially with school and everything, I haven't had a panic attack ever since I came back with the twins. And the thing that's riling me up is the thought of Bill coming back.

'That's ridiculous!'  I have to tell myself, even though the sweet nothings I say don't do anything anyways.

A light knock interrupts my boggling thoughts, 'Thank goodness!'  "Macie? You in there? What's wrong?" Mabel's sweet and caring voice raises a couple octaves with each question.

"Uh..." 'I can't lie even if I wanted to...'  I sigh, "...No, I'm not alright. Kinda freaking out here." With not as much as a warning, the door opens, albeit slowly but hastily, and a long haired brunette tip-toes in with concern lacing her eyes.

Her eyes dart to me on the floor. Sighing, she crosses her arms to hug herself as it's a little chilly in the bathroom and she's only wearing a night gown, and crosses her legs with me, putting a hand on my shoulder. "What's wrong, Mace?"

"Pretty sure I'm having a panic attack, haha, I dunno." Trying to take my mind off things, chuckling and what not, sometimes helps with my nausea.

The teen tsks, pulling me closer. "Why? What's wrong? You have been doing so well!"

"Yeah well, I think I've come to a conclusion to all the confusion I've been having revolving around school...and now that I do, it scares me to death because I might just be right!" Should I really keep this information in? Thor knows what happened last time I kept a secret! 

'Maybe the twins can help me? No, no, wait, what about Mabel's PTSD with the color pink? I mean, she's been doing better but if one whole thing is fully pink, she won't look at it. Dipper...Dipper might and probably will take this way out of proportion. I don't even know if I'm one hundred percent sure of my claims!'

"Do you want me to get your inhaler? Any medicine? Then get Dipper and talk about this?" she asks, rubbing my back.

"I-I-I-don't think I need my inhaler...but maybe talking to you both about it is good. Yeah, both of you..." I trail off, suddenly not remembering what I was thinking about.

"Kay," the girl whispers, grabbing hold of my hand and assisting me up to my feet.

'Everything's dizzy-!' Feeling sick, I break out of Mabel's grip, surprising me since she's got such a tight one, and sprint to the bathroom, slamming the door shut. I don't have time to think about the way I ripped from Mabel or the way she recoiled with a shocked expression. 

I can only think of not throwing up as I hang my head over an open toilet bowl. Breathing heavily and loudly, I don't hear the door opening once more. "Macie?" A new voice startles me. Although I recognized it immediately, it still throws me off guard.

'I should have expected Mabel would go get Dipper...' I groan when Dipper pats my back pitifully.

With a drained, fatigued glance, I ask my sister, who is sitting to the left of me, "Just...get me some water, please?" 

"Of course!" She stands up and leaves in two large strides, leaving only me and an awkward, sweaty teen alone in the bathroom. 'Came out more descriptive and not weird in my head...'

Shutting my eyes, I try to even my breathing, hoping maybe that'll help with...well, everything at this point. Dipper silently gives me support by rubbing my back. I can tell he's biting back questions by the way he's nibbling on his bottom lip.

The dizziness dies down a smidgen, enough so that I can look my siblings in the eye. Mabel hands over a bottle of water and I greedily swallow a large sum of it. "Kay... I need some melatonin..." Mostly thinking out loud, I can't help but wonder if this world has some sleep medicine. 'I'm sure it does, everything else is pretty normal...'

"Mela-" Dipper gets cut off.

"-tonin?" as Mabel finishes the word.

"Sleep pills, make you sleepy," I explain. They both 'O' and nod at the same time.

"Come on, Mace, let's get you back to bed." I get grabbed by strong hands 'Mabel...' and dragged back to my bed. 

"Ugh.." I groan, getting in the covers. Mabel joins me while Dipper sits on the end. They look at me expectantly. "So...I might have come to a conclusion." No one speaks or moves. "So you know how me and you got strange vibes from the new principal, right?" My eyes lock with Dipper's. He nods.

"Yeah."

"Well, I couldn't sleep from all the anxiety I've been getting from him lately. So not being able to sleep, I jotted down my thoughts and came to a terrifying conclusion- but I'm not even sure I'm right! So don't freak out!" Eyebrows raise.

"What, what's wrong?" Mabel's patience is thinning by the sound of her voice.

"William 'Bill' Rehpic. Spelled backwards from Cipher." The brunette's hands immediately cover her mouth in shock.

Our brother's face goes stiff and stern before he stands up and paces around our room. "That...no way... No way that- it has to be- no of course it's not a coincidence! Our principal is Bill Cipher?! Bu-but how!?"

"Exactly! But get this! Yesterday, Aiden said a couple things that completely made my body shiver. He said he found a quote online and read it to me. It was Bill's quote about reality being an illusion!"

"What!?" I ignore Mabel's garbled mumbles.

"Plus! Mabel, when we were playing cards the other day, didn't you notice the choice of words?! He said, 'You kids still play cards, right?' AND THEN he said, 'Haha, it's funny how dumb you are, Mabel!" Of course he played it off as a joke but I am so confused and everything seems like it's falling apart!" My voice deepens with sadness and frustration as I lay back in bed with utmost defeat.

"Oh man..." Dipper puts his hand on his forehead. 'Is Mabel sweating? Maybe I said too much...'

"I'm sorry guys, I shouldn't have said anything. I'm not even sure about anything anymore!"

"No it's okay, Macie, we're glad you told us," my brother reassures. "But now that this is happening, we need to work together to figure it out. The Mystery Triplets are back and we'll solve this one, okay? Just don't worry, if Bill really is back, then we'll grab him and question him!"

"Yeah! We'll make that isosceles monster wish he never stepped foot on our turf!" I smile when our sister's usual mood comes rolling back in.

"Thanks, guys, I feel a lot better." My stomach isn't doing kart wheels anymore. Smiling, Dipper mouths a goodnight and exits our room. Mabel snuggles in close and gets comfy.

'I should have figured she would stay...' Oh well. I smile deeply, sinking in the fluffy blankets and falling into a blissful sleep.

~~Time Skip brought to you by: The above is how my panic attacks happen. Sitting on the bathroom floor, drinking water and taking a pill. Dizziness is the worst and when it goes down, I try to relax and go to sleep~~

"You ready?" I pull my backpack strap over my shoulder as it slips down.

"Nope," I reply to my brother, who just chuckles and climbs the bus stairs.

"Come on, I'll be right by you all day...except when I have to go to class we're not in together..." I roll my eyes but smile.

"Yeah, so reassuring." He punches my shoulder but laughs as well.

"Well don't worry 'cuz I'll be with you all day!" Mabel jabs her thumb into her chest with a haughty puff of air.

"Except for that one class you have without me?" 

"Ehehe...yeah..." I give the girl a big hug as to tell her it's okay and I was just joking. Her cheerful attitude comes back full throttle as she tackles me into the seat.

"So, Dipper, you're gonna keep an eye out for the principal without being seen, right?" He nods. "Kay, good, and Mabel and I will keep an eye on Aiden for any weird stuff. At the end of the day, we'll go over what we gathered."

"Yes!" Mabel's enthusiasm is contagious as Dipper copies what she does.

"Operation 'Find Bill Cipher' is a go!" We all put our hands in together and Dipper cheers us off, "Woo!"

'I have a feeling that today's going to be a good day!'

~~Time Skip brought to you by: The nuisance of finding a new time skip~~

The entire day has been eerily calm. And I don't like it... The principal hasn't been seen by Mabel or myself, so I hope Dipper's gotten sight of him. 'Crap!' The bell suddenly rings, startling me into jumping and dropping my composition book.

"Haha, need some help? Whoops! I forgot I don't help losers! Haha," Nathan walks by, snottily laughing. I'm so honestly not in the mood right now, but I won't let him get to me.

So, I don't say anything and just bend down to pick up my things. Noticing my silence, Nathan stops walking and turns around. "Hey!" he points right at me, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"Cuz I'm on a mission right now and don't have time to humor you. Excuse me." A couple kids "Ooo!" at my response as I go to walk by the bully.

He stops me, hitting me back up against a locker. The students who previously taunted, gasp. Wincing from the impact, I keep my eyes off of him. "Hey!" He pushes me harder, making me drop my books once again. "Look at me when I'm talking to you!"

I have no other choice but to look at him unless I want to get more hurt, so that's exactly what I do, though I try not stare at his hideous teeth as he grins triumphantly.

"Now that I got your full attention," Nathan's grin grows impossibly wider, "hows about you-!"

"Leave her alone, Nathan." Everything goes quiet as Aiden walks up the hall towards us, his hands shoved in his coat pocket nonchalantly. 'He looks super different than last I saw him but I can't pinpoint what it is...'

"Yeah? And why should I do what you say?" Nathan sneers.

Aiden leers something awful, so bad it makes the boy holding me falter in his grip. "Do you have any idea how I am? When. I'm. Mad?" (At this point, the editor can only think about what Soos said to this- "I guess he gets mad when he gets mad.") The whole atmosphere seems to darken at this. I can feel this brute shaking as he holds me against the locker, still. 

He finally relinquishes his hold and runs off. My eyes are still wide by what the heck just happened.

Taking a deep breath, I just stare at the kid that may or may not be an extreme cartoon villain. He just chuckles, "You alright? Sorry, Nathan can be a real jerk sometimes."

I don't trust my voice, so I just nod.

"Cool. So, wanna hang out again today? I can see you have lots of question," he drawls out 'lots' with a sly smile.

I frown, my confidence returning in full stride. "Yes, you're coming over and we're gonna have a little talk!"

"Haha, I wondered how long it'd take you guys!" Putting his hand to his face, Aiden'?' mumbles, "Kinda thought Dipper would figure it out first...but oh well!" The warning bell rings again. Aiden looks up to the ceiling and then back at me with another creepy smile. "Welp! Better get to class! Catch ya later, Ring!"

I don't make it to class on time.

No diary entry today 

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Editor's note- I'm totally freakin' out right now! So freaking happy that Bill is back!